Titanium named this game box Mini Station, which means it has good performance in games, music and videos. If everything is as stated in the official introduction, a satisfactory home online entertainment platform can be built with only one Mini Station.

Equipment and system

The MiniStation is composed of a host and a handle. Independent packaging and unified red and black color matching are very scientific.

The host is designed as a cube with a sense of design, providing power supply with transformer, HDMI data cable, instructions, and a thank-you letter signed by SKY.

The hollow structure design of the box makes it unique. It uses a frosted plastic body, which weighs less than 800g, and won the German IF Design Award. When using, I found that the material on the surface of the Mini Station is easier to leave fingerprints than it is called. Fortunately, the black body has little impact on the appearance even if it is stained with fingerprints.

The left and right sides of the Mini Station host are respectively set with titanium LOGO and Mini Station LOGO.

The bottom of the host is pasted with a product nameplate and important parameters, and a silicone foot pad is set at the four corners, so that it can be placed in various places at will. At the same time, the silicone foot pad also provides a certain shock absorption and anti-skid effect.

There is only one button on the top of the whole body, which is of touch design. Long press for 3 seconds to standby, and gently press to start up. The built-in LED light will flash during operation.

The interface of the machine body is relatively simple, providing network interface, HDMI output, USB2.0 and power interface. I was a little disappointed that no separate audio output was configured. One USB interface can only correspond to one handle. However, since the Mini Station can play games with the phone and the handle at the same time, it is still possible for two people to play.

The Mini Station uses a system that is deeply optimized for its titanium degree, so there is no need to wait when it is turned on.

The interactive interface is very friendly. The main menu in the middle slides left and right to select the installed games. Slide down to open a quick browsing window, and quickly enter the boutique recommendation column at the bottom. Slide up to open the game market, download and install the game, and get familiar with the operation, so you can quickly get started.

The system's own game market provides very rich game resources, and further subdivides management. Titanium adapter bar is a game optimized for Mini Station. Other application bars can download third-party apps such as video software.

Titania does not configure a physical remote control for the Mini Station, so you must download the official app for the first time. The app will quickly connect to the host through Wifi, making your phone a remote control. The connection speed is very fast. It is very simple to operate from top to bottom, left to right, confirm and cancel. Click the M icon in the lower right corner to call up the menu to set the system or open the projection mode. However, the disadvantage is that when the remote control is used, it only supports the vertical screen mode.

Mini Station supports wired and wireless network connection modes, and supports 2.4G and 5G signals at the same time, taking into account the function of wireless router.

Plug and play in wired mode. In wireless mode, you need to connect to the home network first. After the connection is successful, the Mini Station will be expanded to a trunk router.

It is worth mentioning that when the mobile phone acts as a remote control, it can still keep the network unblocked, and WeChat and QQ can be used normally.

I called the background of the system. I can see the Android 4.4.2 bottom package used by Mini Station. The SDK version is 1.0.0.

I also found the Bluetooth function of Mini Station through the background, but in the official system, I did not find the relevant Bluetooth setting menu.

Experience

When using a mobile phone to control the Mini Station, it supports two operation modes: analog remote control and projection control. The simulator is a simulated handle. It uses the direction keys and ABXY keys to play games. The screen projection control mode is similar to the control on the mobile phone. Using the touch screen to play games has its own advantages. However, in the screen projection mode, the image quality of the mobile phone terminal declines and the graininess is very serious.

When using the mobile phone to simulate the handle, it also provides a vibration effect. In addition to being easy to press the wrong key, the experience is satisfactory.

Almost all built-in games can be played through the projection mode. Especially the deep cooperation between Mini Station and Tencent Games, you can quickly access the server through WeChat and QQ accounts.

The image quality and resolution are satisfactory, but the precision of the touch screen is not high. If you want to click the button at the bottom right of the screen, you need to carefully align it.

So in order to have a better game experience, we need a game controller. The handle in the Mini Station package supports both wired and wireless connections. The accessories also include USB data cables, two GP high capacity batteries and a manual.

The layout of the handle is similar to that of XBOX. The three key design in the gray area on the front is slightly different, corresponding to the return, home page and menu functions.

The handle is made of skin like material, which is very comfortable. There is also a large area of silicone anti-skid treatment at the grip, so you don't need to worry even if your palm is sweating.

I'll skip the wired connection. The wireless connection is connected through 2.4G. The signal receiver is cleverly hidden at the bottom behind the handle.

The method of use is very simple. Insert the receiver into the USB interface of Mini Station, and press the titanium degree LOGO button in the middle of the handle to complete automatic pairing without setting.

After the connection is successful, two indicators, wifi signal and Android mode, will light up on the top.

Compared with mobile phone operation, the handle of the game controller is better, the game is more comfortable, and the response speed is faster.

Although most games support controller control, only games downloaded through the controller area can use controller games perfectly.

As for the key mapping problem that everyone is concerned about, all the games downloaded from the titanium adapter bar have been optimized. A mapping table has been prepared for each game, which does not need to be customized by users. (Actually, I haven't found any custom settings.)

With the built-in Little Sparrow File Manager, we can add third-party apps to Mini Station through USB flash drives and mobile hard disks.

If a third-party simulator is used, the playability of Mini Station will be improved. The simulator I downloaded can clearly identify the matching handle.

Through third-party software, each key of the handle can be customized.

TV APP can be perfectly supported, just like the video box in daily use.

Mobile APP can be installed, but due to the difference between horizontal and vertical screens, the adaptation rate is not perfect.

Finally, the popular score test was presented. Because it could not be displayed on the horizontal screen, Mini Station used the previous generation flagship chips RK3288 and 2G storage of Ruixin Microelectronics, with good performance. Master Lu gave a score of 7w7 points. (Blurred because the TV does not support vertical screen, ha)

summary

The design of MiniStation is very excellent. The square shape and built-in LED light effect bring good visual effects. The compact size can be placed in the electronic cabinet in a very different way. At the same time, it integrates the functions of game console, router and video box. The matching handle can provide a very good game experience. On weekends, you can spend time in the living room in comfort with it. It can be used to play a few games with friends or watch several episodes of American TV dramas. The number of games is already very large. More Android games can be installed through the Android market, more platform game resources can be obtained through the simulator software, and the handle mapping can also be set by the third-party software.

Disadvantages:

1. The Mini Station, which is used to the game console with two handles and only provides one USB expansion interface, is a little cramped. The two SB expansion interfaces are more reasonable.

2. Although it has its own Bluetooth, the Bluetooth setting menu in the built-in system is not found, and a third party software is required to connect

3. There is no independent audio output, so it is inconvenient to connect the audio.

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